Police set to step up hacking of home PCs — THE Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain routinely to hack into people's personal computers without a warrant. — The move, which follows a decision by the European Union's council of ministers in Brussels …

Marissa Mayer on the future of Google — Interview: “It's really important to move beyond just keywords” — Pretty much every product that Google works on has to go through gatekeeper Marissa Mayer, who decides whether it's ready to be released or needs more work.

WiMax edges closer to city — Network to deliver fast, wireless Internet may arrive later in year — The future of the Internet was supposed to arrive in Chicago by the end of 2008. Instead, WiMax landed in Baltimore and is heading to Portland. — So when will the powerful, high-speed wireless network arrive here?

Samsung to Unveil 7mm Thick TV at CES (PC World) — Samsung Electronics plans to unveil a flat-panel TV that's as thin as just 6.5-millimeters at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it said Sunday. — The TV set, few details of which were immediately available …

Web Site Points the Way to Where Drinks Are on the House — Frank Leone does not just dislike Drambuie, the Scottish liqueur, he hates it. Its sweetness and thickness remind him, he says, of “corn syrup straight from the jar.” — Yet there he was the other night at the Slipper Room …

Friended by Mom and Dad on Facebook — Students Worry About Parental Snooping, Devise Ways to Protect Privacy — The Facebook group entitled “For the love of god — don't let parents join Facebook” has 5,819 high school and college-aged members who want to stop the growing number of parents …